Category Archives: Crime News

Houston Police Bust Woman Whose Cardboard Sign Warns Drivers of Speed Trap Ahead: Police Pocketbook vs Free Speech?

How often on the Texas roads you’ve driven have you seen motorists on the other side of the road or highway, traveling in the opposite direction, flashing their lights at you or simply driving in the daytime with their headlights on? You slow down, don’t you – because you know that for many Texans, this…

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Crime News, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Will Dallas Municipal Judges Be Booted From the Bench Because They Don’t Bring in Enough Fine Money to the City Coffers? Maybe.

Dallas isn’t immune to the national economic slump and those in the City of Dallas staff offices seem to looking everywhere for more money. Which is good, as long as they’re finding ways to be more efficient and productive with city budget money – but here’s the thing: in a recent Dallas city council meeting,…

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, Judge Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Aransas Pass Police Caught on Video Beating Matias Vera: Texas Police Department Faces Another Allegation of Evildoing.

Call it “police brutality” or “excessive force,” but anytime someone in law enforcement abuses their power with physical violence, it’s not something that should be tolerated by anyone, anywhere – much less the local law enforcement officials, city councils, or state and federal authorities. So it’s rather shocking that we’re reading yet ANOTHER news story…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Corrupt Cops, Crime News, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Texas Police Surveillance: Cameras Are Watching You While Police DashCams Aren’t Watching the Police As Much (Because the Cops Don’t Like the Discipline Results)

Technological advances are being used by law enforcement, they always have been. Watch old movies or classic television shows and you can see innovations in communications and monitoring devices making their way into police departments and law enforcement agencies. It’s to be expected, right? So, no one should be very surprised to learn that lots…

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Crime News, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Someone Did Very Bad Things, But Texas Prosecutor in Morton Case Claims It’s Morton Attorneys Who Are Guilty of Misconduct. Really?

Back in October 2011, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued its opinion in the case of Michael Morton, releasing Mr. Morton as a free man – due in no small part to the unflagging efforts of the Innocence Project. For details on that case, and to read the court’s opinion, check out our earlier…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Texas Cops Shooting Citizens All Over the State This Month: Excessive Force? Overstressed Officers? Three Dead From Police-Issued Bullets.

Texas law enforcement is getting lots of media attention this month, as police officers all across the state have used their officially issued weapons to kill citizens. Excessive force? You make the call: Houston Police Officer Shoots Man to Death on Christmas Night – Witnesses Tell Different Story From Official Police Version In Houston, a…

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Cop Watch, Crime News |

Texas Judge Busted for Taking Bribes in Continuing FBI Sting: Ex El Paso Judge Tony Cobos Jailed

Tony Cobos, 44, full name Antonio Guillermo Cobos, only served one term on the state judicial bench over in El Paso, but that was time enough for Mr. Cobos to gut his legal career and maybe his freedom. As of yesterday morning, Cobos still sat in an El Paso jail cell, having some problems with…

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, Judge Watch |

Investigations in Texas Jails This Week: Prisoners Released, Inmate Dies

Texas jails aren’t making the news as much as Texas prosecutors are these days (just check back over our last few posts) but apparently, it’s not for want of trying. Texas jails are making national headlines for bad things, and it will be interesting to see what happens other than a slip-under-the-rug “mistakes were made”…

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, DA Watch, Jail Watch |

Prosecutorial Misconduct is a Big, Big Problem in Texas – Here Are Just a Few Examples

Call them prosecutors, district attorneys, attorneys general, or state attorneys: attorneys representing the government in criminal cases have a different role than compiling a winning trial record, or at least that’s what we all assume. These lawyers are in it not for money or for power, but for justice, right? No. Recently, it’s become all…

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, DA Watch, Orwellian Threats to Rights |

Suspicious Ray Gricar Actions as D.A. Investigating Penn State Child Abuse Makes Me Think Gricar Is Alive and Well, and the FBI Does Too

Ray Gricar is a name that most people recognize now, as the Penn State scandal just keeps getting bigger. It’s Ray Gricar’s story that I want to discuss, but first things first. Right now, this Pennsylvania DA is talked about like he’s dead, maybe a good guy who got assassinated; assistant football coach Mike McQueary…

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Michael Lowe, on Crime News, DA Watch, Media Watch |

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